2014 Steamtown Music Awards winners announced on Oct. 10

The Steamtown Music Awards were held on Friday, Oct. 10 at the V-Spot in Scranton, which was just the start of the Electric City Music Conference, running all weekend long. Live performances and panels were held in several venues throughout Scranton and Olyphant with the main goal of the conference “to highlight local talent and bring national focus to the musicians of Northeastern PA.”

“The purpose of the awards is not to create competition, but to honor the region’s musicians, strengthen the local music community by providing a night where local musicians can appreciate each other, and to provide a fun networking opportunity. The public and a committee of local music ‘experts’ will vote to determine the winners,” organizers Kenneth Norton and Joe Caviston explained on the conference’s official website.

The list of the winners was posted on the event’s Facebook page today:

2014 Steamtown Music Awards winners

Alternative/Rock Act of the Year: A Social StateAcoustic Musician of the Year: Patrick McGlynnCountry Artist of the Year: Whiskey TangoMetal Act of the Year: Behind the GreyPunk/Hardcore Act of the Year: Silhouette LiesFolk/American Act of the Year: Blinded PassengerHip-Hop Act of the Year: Abstract PeoplesDJ/Electronic Act of the Year: DJ HershIndie Rock Act of the Year: The Great PartyJam Band/Jazz Fusion Act of the Year: Rogue ChimpTribute/Cover/Party Band of the Year: The Idol KingsTop 40/Pop Act of the Year: Nowhere SlowDuo of the Year: Jackson Vee and Melissa KrahnkeBest New Artist: Esta CodaMale Vocalist of the Year: Ed Cuozzo, A Social StateFemale Vocalist of the Year: Katie Kelly, Katie Kelly and the Charming BeardsGuitarist of the Year: Charles Russello, The Russello Project/Idol KingsBassist of the Year: Grant Williams, Graces DownfallDrummer of the Year: Amanda Touch, Cause of AfflictionAlbum of the Year: “Ghost House,” A Fire With FriendsSong of the Year: “Kindness,” Esta Coda

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